BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Fatah's advisory council met in Ramallah on Saturday to discuss the future of the party and the Palestinian Authority, a Fatah leader said.

President Mahmoud Abbas told the council on Saturday that the Palestinian Authority cannot continue under financial siege, Mohammad Horani told Ma'an. The president "knows the reality of the Palestinian Authority," Horani said.

Israel is withholding around $100 million monthly in Palestinian tax revenue as punishment for the UN's acceptance of Palestine as a non-member state.

Horani said Israel was extorting the Palestinian Authority and that the international community should step in and support the West Bank government, noting that Arab countries have yet to follow through on a pledge to provide a financial safety net.

The council discussed internal party matters and presented a document outlining future steps for Palestine following its admission to the UN, Horani said.

On Sunday, it will discuss restructuring the party and holding a seventh conference, he said, adding that the Fatah revolutionary council would meet Monday to discuss internal issues.

1 ) some one / sme where

23/12/2012 16:34

you again lie you sat
"Israel is withholding around $100 million monthly in Palestinian tax revenue as punishment for the UN's acceptance of Palestine as a non-member state" but is due your debit for electricity yes or no how much lie

2 ) By chance / did you

23/12/2012 17:15

discuss disolution?

3 ) Robert Haymond / Israel-Gush Etzion

23/12/2012 18:31

"Extorting the Palestinian Authority" really means requiring that the PA pay its bills, something it has never become used to nor ever required to. Why? On the dole since the UNHRC came into existence 64 years ago.

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